I think I read somewhere that they are called guard hairs and they basically functions just like whiskers, just all over the whole body. I know Terra, Misao and Hana have them, but they are fairly difficult to find on Hana being a long haired kitty.

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Originally posted by Maresche they are called guard hairs and they basically functions just like whiskers, just all over the whole body.

Yup! That's exactly right. Kinda like the old "whisker" curb-feelers that cars used to have (I guess I'm showing my age here, eh?) They're kitty curb-feelers

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Hee, hee, hee! I call them kitty curb-feelers, too. Maybe this one is another entry for the kitty dictionary, eh?

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Halo has them also. None of my other kitties do. I don't think Halo is using her "curb feelers" correctly, though. She keeps rolling off the edge of the bed and stairs and runs into walls when she gets real excited.

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I know Luna has them, and I'm sure so does Lily. I think all cats have that. It's indeed some kind of whiskers.

Edit: Just did some research and found this:

"Cats have about 24 moveable whiskers, twelve on either side of his nose, arranged in four rows in a pattern as individual as our fingerprints. The strongest and thickest are in the middle rows. Small groups of whiskers are situated on other parts of the body as well: high on the outer edges of the cheeks, above the eyes, and on the back of the front legs (carpal vibrissae or “paw whiskers”). Carpal vibrissae are common in carnivores that grasp their prey with their forelegs."